And we are getting infected by the “coffee culture”. Hmm.. not quite. The culture-vultures that we are, we only adapt what we think is convenient. And anything that doesn’t require us to move out of our SUVs, couches and basically anything that doesn’t impose walking or any activity upon us is good enough.

So there you go, we drive in chauffeur driven cars and park in a way that blocks the pedestrians but makes it possible for us to walk the shortest possible distance from the car seat to the coffee chain’s chair. Never mind, that on the London High streets and avenues in NYC, people walk in and walk out of coffee shops, not drive in and drive out. More over this coffee gulping breed also has respect for pedestrian rights and pays “congestion tax” for bringing cars into the city. Very unlike you, sitting in the big car, changing bb status to 'I love my cuppa' while waiting for the chauffeur to bring you, your coffee. 
We just copy their coffee shops complete with interiors, staff that asks “to go or have it here” and think we are cool. The cool thing though is to broaden your horizons and brains to understand the concept of pedestrian rights. If not from home/ office to coffee shop at least walk from a marked/ authorised parking area.

Cities get global not because they have coffee chains, take aways and English speaking staff but because they have junta who patronize mass transport and walking, who treat driving and parking as a privilege and not like baap ka maal. Kala ka? Samjha kya? Get it, dude?

And as a PS – the more you adopt this version of coffee culture, walk lesser, drink coffee out of mega cups, eat muffins meant for giants, the weaker your Vit D absorption, bone density and calcium assimilating abilities get.